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CLAYTON, CA—A local couple, Dave and Dana Dornsife, have provided a $100,000 matching challenge to help Save Mount Diablo protect the Krane Pond property which contains one of the largest…

The City of Concord has received statement of qualifications (SOQs) packets from two commercial entities interested in becoming the next Master Developer of the huge Concord reuse project, the largest…

What Happened in Late June? On Tuesday, June 27, the Antioch City Council on a 4-1 vote approved the first phase of “The Ranch” project. “The Ranch” is a 1,177-unit residential…

Distance: 5.3 miles  Elevation gain: 500 feet  Difficulty: Moderate  Hiking time: 2.5 hours  Trail surface: Unpaved trails and single-track trail  Best season: Spring  Hours: 8 AM to sunset  Managing agency:…

Just three populations of the critically endangered annual Eriogonum truncatum, or Mount Diablo buckwheat, are known to exist in the wild, and their exact locations are all tightly held secrets.  …

Are you planning your next outdoor adventure and wanting to hit the trails with a furry friend? For many reasons, including Mount Diablo’s sensitive ecology and potential safety issues for…

One of our former interns, Floyd McCluhan, recently teamed up with a UC Berkeley professor to write on the effects and consequences of climate change on Mount Diablo State Park. …

Distance:  10.5 miles  Elevation gain:  2,500 feet  Difficulty: Advanced  Hiking time: Five to 10 hours on foot, two to three hours by bike  Trail surface: Unpaved trails and bike-legal single-track…

In 2021, we noticed an unusual event on Mount Diablo, in the wild and biodiverse Knobcone Point area. Huge swaths of knobcone pine trees, Contra Costa manzanitas, and Mount Diablo…

Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is full of early California history. Although its main entrance features some great hikes, there are some gorgeous, lesser-known areas accessed from its eastern edge.…